Question

Which one of the following best reflects Piaget’s notion of equilibration?

a. A child assimilates without accommodating.
b. A child revises existing schemes to incorporate new information.
c.A child doesn’t encounter any new or challenging ideas.
d. A child accommodates without assimilating.

Answer 1

Answer: the correct answer is b. A child revises existing schemes to incorporate new information.

Step-by-step explanation:

Assimilation and accommodation are two invariant processes through cognitive development. For Piaget, assimilation and accommodation interact with each other in an equilibration process.